>If the end result is the same, does it matter? It doesn't seem like keeping those details secret slowed those other nations down by much. For nations, no. For

>If the end result is the same, does it matter? It doesn't seem like keeping those details secret slowed those other nations down by much. For nations, no. For non nation-states, yes. As I said, Al-Qaeda, ISIS, and other groups can build an atomic weapon if they can get enriched uranium. Building a hydrogen weapon is much more difficult in terms of obtaining components and knowing what to do with them. The builders need some level of theoretical understanding of how the weapon works.